College Park To Usher In Holidays With Music, Rides

Neighborhood News to Note

November 29, 2001

If you're having trouble getting into the holiday spirit, check out College Park on Dec. 6, when the Orlando neighborhood hosts its annual Holiday on the Drive.

From 6 to 9:30 p.m. on Edgewater Drive between Harvard and Winter Park streets, there will be old-fashioned horse and carriage rides, pony rides, carolers, choirs, jazz music and Santa Claus. Shops along the thoroughfare will offer free refreshments and prizes.

HOLIDAY CONCERT IN MAITLAND

The Maitland Orchestra and Chorus will have its annual Holiday Concert on Sunday at the Maitland Civic Center.

Conductor Dale Burke will lead the group in performing such seasonal favorites as "White Christmas'' and "Frosty the Snowman.''

The concert begins at 2:30 p.m. at 641 S. Maitland Ave.

Admission is a suggested donation of $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and teenagers and $3 for children. Refreshments will be provided. For details, call 407-647-2111.

CHILDREN'S CHOIR PERFORMANCE

Speaking of holiday music: The Bach Festival Children's Choir of Winter Park will be featured in a concert Sunday at First Congregational Church, 225 S. Interlachen Ave.

The program will begin at 3 p.m. There is no charge for admission. For details, call 407-646-1507.

TOYS FOR TOTS BENEFIT

How many toys does it take to fill a 22-ton Marine Corps truck?

That's the goal Saturday when Corona Cigar Co. sponsors a Toys for Tots benefit event at the Publix Plaza in Ocoee.

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the U.S. Marine Corps will display two of its Logistics Vehicle Systems trucks and several Hummer vehicles. Folks are invited to bring a toy to donate to the Toys for Tots program and hopefully fill one of the trucks. Toys will be available for purchase at the event.

From noon to 3 p.m., Ocoee firefighters will be on hand to display one of their firetrucks.

For details, call 407-522-0006. The plaza is at Good Homes Road and West Colonial Drive.

FESTIVAL IN WINTER PARK

Food, games, choral music and arts and crafts will all be part of Winter Park Fest on Saturday at Glenridge Middle School.

It will also feature kids activities, including a rock-climbing wall and pictures with Santa Claus. Area artists and crafters will display their wares, giving holiday shoppers a chance to browse. There will be performances by school choral groups.

The event will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the school, 801 Glenridge Way. For details, call 407-623-1415.

ANNUAL NAACP LUNCHEON

The Orange County branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will host its annual life membership luncheon Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Pierre's Steak House, 801 John Young Parkway.

NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil-rights organization.

Saturday's event will include an art and photography display, dramatizations by NAACP youth members and a fashion review. For details, call 407-425-9811.